Royal Wedding Diet
April 26th, 2011
According to the British Telegraph, the Dukan diet has been credited with Princess-to-be mother’s quick weight loss. Millions of copies of the popular French diet book, by author the Pierre Dukan, have been sold. With the royal wedding only days away now, the Dukan diet has gotten lots of attention, along with lots of criticism.
The French Agency for food, environmental and occupational health and safety has reported that the fad diet is unbalanced and potentially harmful. Although often successful for short-term weight loss, these trendy diets disrupt the body’s natural metabolism and may lead to serious nutritional imbalances. The key to healthy, gradual long-term weight loss is nutritional balance and supervision by a physician is always recommended.
Reality Show Driven Cosmetic Surgery
April 11th, 2011
Reality shows have created instant stardom for many. In most cases, these “stars” have gained their popularity, not from talent, but from their outrageous behavior. MTV’s Teen Mom is a stellar example of this misguided fame. In Touch Weekly Magazine recently ran a headline story announcing that almost the entire cast of Teen Mom was turning to plastic surgery to further their careers. These kids are blinded by fame and often mistake the attention for an endorsement of talent.
While I haven’t seen this particular show, I am willing to bet that they are merely a curiosity for a voyeuristic reality show audience. As I have mentioned before, I think these reality shows are the new circus sideshows of our time. Unable to resist the bright lights of fame, the young parents, only kids themselves, fail to understand exploitation. They are at risk of relegating their obligations as being mothers, to having that most important role serve merely as a stepping stone in a search for stardom.
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